Premier Ford pitches kicking Mexico out of North American free trade pact
"Free trade needs to be fair," Ford said Tuesday. "Since signing on to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Mexico has allowed itself ... ally in preserving U.S. congressional backing for North American trade. The huge commercial flow across the ...
Ontario premier suggests Canada end free trade with Mexico
Saying Mexico allows itself to be a 'backdoor' for China to skirt heavy Canadian and U.S. tariffs, Doug Ford is urging an end to the USMCA.
Doug Ford suggests Canada should cut Mexico out of North American trade deal
Ontario’s premier accused the country of being a ‘backdoor’ for Chinese automakers to come into the Canadian and U.S. market
Ontario Premier Floats US-Canada Trade Deal Without Mexico
The premier of Canada’s largest province wants the country to negotiate its own trade agreement with the US, unless Mexico aligns itself with its North American partners on Chinese imports.
Canada Agrees With US Concerns About Mexico’s Trade With China
Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said American concerns about Mexico’s trade policy not being in line with its North American allies on China are “legitimate,” and she shares them.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump,
Freeland 'sympathetic' to U.S. trade concerns about Mexico
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she's heard U.S. officials and business leaders warn that Mexico is not acting the way Canada and the U.S. are in its economic relationship with China. Freeland did not say whether she agrees with Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Ottawa and Washington create a bilateral trade agreement if Mexico continues to be a back door for importing cheap Chinese materials.
Canada shares U.S. concern over Mexico’s trade practices, Freeland says
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said she shares concerns voiced by counterparts in the United States about Mexico ’s trade practices when it comes to Chinese imports. “I think those are legitimate concerns for our American partners and neighbours to have,
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Experts say Trump's trade policy could wreak havoc on international trade. His supporters say free trade has been a disaster.
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“NAFTA Fever” and the Myth of Government-Created Free Markets
Critics of free markets claim that the 1980s and 90s were near-pure laissez-faire when, in reality, the regulatory state only ...
Trump Has Not Asked Lighthizer to Reprise US Trade Chief Post, Sources Say
(Reuters) -Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has not been asked by President-elect Donald Trump to return to ...
Economy Minister Says Mexico Can Mediate in US-China Dispute
Mexico’s top economy official said that his nation can be a key intermediary as the US seeks to decouple from China.
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Editorial: Trump's tariff push should spark call for fairer trade
To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is 'tariff,'” Donald Trump told business leaders in October. “It’s my favorite word. It needs a public relations firm.” Now, with ...
Donald Trump Tells Allies He Wants Robert Lighthizer As His Trade Czar
Trump could change his mind and offer Lighthizer another senior role in his administration, including Treasury secretary, ...